Thursday 25 September 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Ekādaśī began at 20:238:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:556:55 PM.
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:377:37 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 01 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī | 18:556:55 PM | Dvādaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 11:4511:45 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 14:162:16 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:377:37 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:176:17 AM | 07:487:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:491:49+1 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |